UK to hit 2°C warming ‘by 2050’

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UK to hit 2°C warming 'by 2050'

Climate advisers have said that the UK must be prepared to cope with weather extremes of at least two degrees Celcius of global warming by 2050.

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The independent Climate Change Committee said the UK is not adapted to worsening extremes such as 40-degree heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding that are already occurring at current levels of one-point-four degrees of warming.

The committee urged ministers to set out stronger targets for protecting health, homes, food security and public services.

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Date: October 15, 2025